Speaking about his extraordinary record, Tyler said: “It’s changed my life because I realise that I’m a thirteen year old and I’m able to get into a book for having the world’s largest male afro - and if I’m only thirteen and I can do that, I know I can do almost anything I want when I’m older.”

Previously the largest natural male Afro on record was 14.6 cm (5.75 in) in height, 21.6 cm (8.5 in) in width and 154.3 cm (5 ft 0.75 in) in circumference.

Tyler was inspired to grow his afro after seeing a photo of his father as a young boy in the 1970s.

His parents are extremely proud and supportive of their record-breaking son – but mum can’t wait to take him to a barbers to get it cut.

Having the world’s largest fro does not come without its problems because kids at Tyler’s school have been known to lose things in his enormous hair.

Guinness World Records recently caught up with Tyler at Rudy’s Barbershop in New York to chat to him about his giant hairdo on Facebook Live.